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Abe’s Cabinet approves measures against gambling addiction ahead of Japan’s casino openings (The Japan Times)

CE believes the SAR government has enough conditions to open public tender for gaming concessions (Macau Business)

Online casino goaded addict to gamble away £20,000 on sister site (The Guardian)

Mars pulls M&M’s slot-machine game after MPs’ concerns (The Guardian)

Possible Wynn acquisition of Crown Resorts a defensive move to avoid takeover – Brokerage (Macau Business)

Atlantic City: ‘Trump turned this place into a ghost town’ (The Guardian)

Gross gaming revenues could reach US$50 bln in 2022 – Brokerage (Macau Business)

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At a Glance…

AUSTRALIA:
Crown takeover talks end
US casino group Wynn Resorts has retracted its takeover offer for Crown Resorts due to the “premature disclosure” of the offer by Crown

U.K.:
Outdoor gambling in Leeds
Grosvenor Casino Leeds Westgate has been granted an extension to its gambling licence to install electronic gaming machines in its outdoor smoking area – it is believed only 2 terminals will be installed at present

SINGAPORE:
Las Vegas Sands to expand
Las Vegas Sands has signed an agreement with the government to invest US$3.3 billion into the land adjacent to Marina Bay Sands to construct a 15,000-seat arena, a luxury hotel tower and additional MICE space

FINLAND:
Veikkaus to invest in digital gambling reshuffle
State-run gambling operator Veikkaus is to invest between €4 million and €8 million in a digital gambling reshuffle in order to better compete with offshore operators

KOSOVA:
Government seeks to ban gambling
The government has launched a draft bill to ban gambling except on the country’s lottery – the decision comes after two casino workers were killed in separate armed robbery incidents

MACAU:
Fake chips used at casinos
Since 2017 some MOP18 million ($2.23 million) has been won from Macau casinos using fake chips – seven Macau residents have now been arrested

IRELAND:
Operators to be required to fund regulatory body
The Irish Government has revealed that gambling operators will be obliged to fund a regulatory body that will be entitled to impose fines – also there will be stricter gambling regulation and the monitoring of bookmakers’ customer policies

KENYA:
New tax rules for online gambling
The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has reported that a new tax regime will commence this July for mobile and online gambling – the expected 10% tax will hit online and mobile sports gamblers as well as mobile money users